I've done a lot of baking and my fresh bread always delights my guests. But, it was when I started making "Roman" style bread that they became excited at the prospect of "breaking bread" with their companions at meal time! The sectioned loaves were perfect for this and the "sharing" brought just a bit more harmony to an already joyous group of friends!
@dbrown94956 ай бұрын
Absolutely intriguing that this food is preserved for over 2000 years!
@Marco-zt6fz6 ай бұрын
Ancient Roman kitchen is acutally very intressting . But was never has missing on a Roman meal was Garum. Some people call this the Ketchup of Ancient Rome. You can still buy Garum today.
@Breakfast_of_Champions6 ай бұрын
Garum is the same as fish sauce from Thailand, but there are also some rare Italian products available. Umami flavor is timeless.
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
@@Breakfast_of_Champions I recently rediscovered fenugreek, romans used it a lot and its amazing :)
@Marco-zt6fz6 ай бұрын
@@Breakfast_of_Champions Also the fish sauce from Vietnam
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
@@Marco-zt6fz I don't think its the same, roman version is less salty more aromatic
@doldemenshubarti86966 ай бұрын
@@kevin02mulderidk about any of that. there is recipe near North Korea that uses mackeral just like Rome and it is not as aromatic nor less salty. And Im comparing it with liquamen, the less pungent version of garum
@FitzRabbits6 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks Darius.
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@KonradAdenauerJr6 ай бұрын
Thank you yet again for another vivid insight into aspects of ordinary Romans' daily lives.
@lisacarbone779228 күн бұрын
Outstanding work recording this history. Great explanations and visuals.
@northernlight4evah6 ай бұрын
I took Latin in high school, so Roman history was interesting. I have a copy of the Apicius Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome.
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Nice - love that cookbook!
@kevinhouse71436 ай бұрын
We probably had those very same goats wonderfully interrupt our biking adventure the day we rode the Via Appia. There were hundreds of them. So cool! Thanks Darius!
@katherinelivingston116814 күн бұрын
Love it! My Latin class loved this! :D
@TheZestyTea6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video!
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@richardglady30096 ай бұрын
Neat video. Lots of good information with the wonderful visuals. Thank you.
@JW-sy2yt6 ай бұрын
You can see how the Italian diet developed from antiquity-very fun video!
@fayeyother73366 ай бұрын
I love this video!!! We know they lived here and there. Worked here and there. We know they ate here and there, but it reaches another level when we know what they ate. We can relate to them more by these foods. At least that’s the way I feel. One of the first things that really pulled at my heart strings years ago when I was learning of Pompeii were the loaves of bread left in the ovens. 😢 Who needs an ancient Roman cookbook? Me!☝️ Thank you so much for these videos, especially for the ones that will probably never get over there.
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
food is also a little time travel that brings us close to a culture, most of the time cultures changes fast but good food stays the same for centuries :-p
@leefields36586 ай бұрын
Brilliantly done!
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
I really love broad beans. There supposed to be a roman general who wrote about how he made the dry version :) Vicia faba 😋
@parksto6 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@lisapardini97906 ай бұрын
Excellent video Darius! I wondered if there will be more trips to Pompeii & Herculaneum offered this year? The current March dates don’t work for me, but this kind of trip is exciting to me. If there will be others in 2024 I’m very interested in going.
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Join us in November - posting on our website this week!
@krisvandyck97386 ай бұрын
When I first learned about Roman bread I tried to recreate it in the bakery with modern spelt flour. I'm sure it was not the same as the original but it tasted great non the less
@BorselinoThadchack4 ай бұрын
good stuff as always. Glad I can also find you on The Great Courses
@tony80746 ай бұрын
How our diet changed with later centuries and the discovery of the new world.
@DonariaRegia6 ай бұрын
I was surprised to learn some Romans were vegetarians. Whether a dietary or moral choice was not clear to me, but fascinating none the less.
@rogerdevero87266 ай бұрын
Darius, you do a really fine job with these 'teaching videos' Liked and Subscribed of course. You use a unique and informative style, which is appreciated. Thank you, and kudos - John 3:16
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard!
@RP-mm9ie6 ай бұрын
Thanks
@marthaarya1672 ай бұрын
Interesting
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
😛😈 Darius roman cooking class soon 😁
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Yea!!
@Mithras4446 ай бұрын
Can you imagine having a live animal in your kitchen, waiting to cooked. It's a lot happening in the kitchen.😮😅
@love_it_to_death6 ай бұрын
This was normal in Italy until a few decades ago, e.g. chickens.
@franc91116 ай бұрын
I would be grateful if you could provide us with the references to the works of the various Classical authors you allude to and tell us where the mosaics that illustrate your subject can be seen.
@deealex14026 ай бұрын
they eat pretty well. that is very mediterranial diet. my dream diet :D
@fieracarmen47136 ай бұрын
Ar fii foarte interesant să mâncăm noi iubitorii de istorie a Romei antice, mâncăruri tradiționale romane, aș fi curioasă ce gust aveau romanii la mâncare!
@rothschildspigeon63904 ай бұрын
Garum has evolved into HP brown sauce
@Khaib1236 ай бұрын
This is a random question, but what is the oldest house in Pompeii and what is the oldest fresco the found there
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
There is still so much deep underground they can not get to yet :) The best stuff is in Herculaneum but no one is allowed to excavate further :)
@kittyprydekissme3 ай бұрын
So how were they able to raise eels in captivity? Don't they have to swim out to the Sargasso Sea to spawn?
@nicolabuono84426 ай бұрын
I ask ANCIENT ROME LIVE@ a video about CENTRALE MONTEMARTINI MUSEUM, it is a small museum but it is fantastic. It is a farmer power plant where industrial architecture and wonders of Ancient Rome are shown together. It is a small museum but you will find incredibile pieces of Ancient Rome. And to all visitors of the Channel i tell VISIT IT !!! PS I ask also a video of the last roman discovery (2023) : the ruins of the private theater of Emperor Nerone........ amazing ruins . In this personal theatre Nero acted and recited verses of his poems...PS thanks ❤
@tunnus.1236 ай бұрын
Great.
@RyanJohnsonD6 ай бұрын
The external trade and Germanic colors are too close. it's confusing.
@pamtnman15156 ай бұрын
Don't forget the nosh choices offered in The Life of Brian
@bingzaniGercel6 ай бұрын
4:12 looks delicious
@Allright8906 ай бұрын
Good for healthy ❤
@garyi.13606 ай бұрын
I'm curious about the origin of Garum. Fish sauces are greatly found today in Asian countries and cuisine. I assume historically the area has had them a long time. Did they influence the use of Garum in Rome? And Worcestershire sauce originating in the UK is mostly a fish sauce mixed with fermented onion and other. Did it descend from Garum by some who passed down a knowledge of it though with some additions, even though perhaps no one recalling any Roman connection? However, perhaps it came straight from Asia and never had a decent from Garum. Are you aware of any connections either way?
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
Worcestershire main ingredient is asafetida no fish sauce :-p some speculations that romans has salad mixes like Worcestershire but Worcestershire is something from the English colonies in India I think
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Use of garum goes way back - Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans…
@garyi.13606 ай бұрын
@@kevin02mulder Thanks. An original ingredient of Worcestershire sauce was anchovies. While no direct link from Garum to predecessor English sauces is known, to me it's so bizarre to come up with such a process/ingredient that I am sure it could be traced somewhere in common. If only I had a time machine. Thanks for the info.
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
@@garyi.1360 There is much evidence roman legions has trade with India this is a really interesting topic. some ancient temples still have unused roman gold denarii and artifacts. sadly Indian temple authority do not want to share temple treasures with the public.
@garyi.13606 ай бұрын
@@kevin02mulder Yes. You, I think, mentioned that and I think that's the likely jumping point to England. Darius mentioned Greece and as turning fermented fish into anything is so abstract I wonder if an oracle came up with it after a lot of time with the Delphi gas fumes. Though probably it's a much more mundane origin.
@juanmellado79926 ай бұрын
Was there beer and wine for the brave fans at the Coliseum?
@mikki39616 ай бұрын
Alas, but no tomatoes!
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
Alas
@andrewst97976 ай бұрын
250 kgs of grain per person per annum? That can't be right..
@Breakfast_of_Champions6 ай бұрын
*** How to get rich in Ancient Rome *** 1. Time travel to ancient Rome 2. Invent the Döner Kebab 3. Profit!
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
lol
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
so much grain ,, I really wonder if Romans where diabetic like we are now
@Marco-zt6fz6 ай бұрын
The Romans proberly dont took sugar in they food. But its not entirely clear, as there is no direct evidence that ancient Romans ate sugar. However, indirect evidence suggests that they may have consumed small amounts of it, either in the form of honey or as a sweetener in fruit or wine.
@kevin02mulder6 ай бұрын
@@Marco-zt6fz yes today sugar and carbs , but honey and grains are just as bad not to mention dates have fructose that causes fatty liver :)
@simoneteritti11206 ай бұрын
Roman master chef coming soon
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
😂
@LondonPower6 ай бұрын
I dont know what do you mean Roman 😂 the city Rome or the Roman Empire with the 100 nations ? It's so complicated
@dmitrygusev69406 ай бұрын
Not eat but eunt
@love_it_to_death6 ай бұрын
Next video: Roman sauces and their modern equivalents, please.
@marimochizuki986 ай бұрын
I love this video! This video reminded me of the ancient floor mosaic “Unswept Room” in the Vatican Museums ! 🥰
@MarthaArya-x1x6 ай бұрын
So interesting. Going to various cities in the Roman Empire.
@purefoldnz30706 ай бұрын
I'll be in the vomitorium
@AncientRomeLive6 ай бұрын
😂
@Kidraver5555 ай бұрын
More a commentary of roman food in art and museums than a documentary about the recipes and cooking techniques, very bland.